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Allele dosage-dependent penetrance of RET proto-oncogene in an Israeli-Arab inbred family segregating Hirschsprung disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2007
Basel-Vanagaite Lina, Pelet Anna, Steiner Zvi, Munnich Arnold, Rozenbach Yoram, Shohat Mordechai, Lyonnet Stanislas
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is characterised by intestinal obstruction resulting from an absence of ganglion cells in the intestinal tract. The mutations in the major gene, RET, associated with isolated HSCR, are dominant loss-of-function mutations with incomplete penetrance and variable expressi...
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